As a result of our school’s decision to end our traditional awards ceremony and the blog post by Janet Steffenhagen, Bill Good of CKNW 980 in Vancouver interviewed me and hosted callers on the topic of awards, grades, and motivation… Continue Reading
“Schools are not about awarding the best and brightest, but developing the best and brightest. Awards take away from this. We can not let our own bias of our own school experience or beliefs get in the way of what… Continue Reading
Be there. Two simple words that are so powerful. Posts by Connected Principals colleagues Lyn Hilt and Dave Meister got me thinking about this once again. With so many distractions in our lives (for me – Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Email,… Continue Reading
In a recent article in the Vancouver Province, it described an initiative started by a community to pay their children for getting good grades. After reading this, my heart began to race and I was floored. How could an entire… Continue Reading
Educate: …from the root word Educe – to bring forth what is within (Aimee Mullins) Our school goal: For each student to master basic skills, recognize and develop his/her unique talents and interests, and to become a confident learner. Embedded… Continue Reading
Finding balance as an educator is an ongoing challenge. All the time spent prepping, assessing, meeting, and learning are the things that make great educators but they also affect life’s balance between work and family. For my wife and I,… Continue Reading
“…the more we learn about learning, the more willing we may be to challenge the idea that homework has to be part of schooling” Alfie Kohn I remember my days in school when the bell would ring and the teacher… Continue Reading
In the recent past, I have been reading endless blogs and seeing news headlines (and Oprah shows) that focus on all the problems with the current education system (much of these focus on the US system but there is a… Continue Reading
originally posted on “Connected Principals” As leaders, whether we are administrators, teachers, coaches, parents or students, a skill that is often lost is listening. Too many times we think we need to provide answers or solutions when all we really… Continue Reading
Originally posted on Connected Principals As a teacher, I sat through endless staff meetings where information was relayed and the same teachers commented and gave their donated ‘air time’. As a principal, one of my main goals was to make… Continue Reading